Slotted Triangular Monopole Antenna for UHF RFID Readers
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: A new compact slotted triangular monopole antenna for ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) applications is presented. The antenna exhibits an omnidirectional radiation pattern and has a bandwidth (BW) of more than 13%. It covers the global UHF RFID band and has a maximum gain of around 2.6 dBi. An overview of the antenna design along with the full wave simulation is provided. A prototype of the antenna is fabricated and tested. Good agreement is obtained between simulated and measured results. Moreover, the antenna is used with a UHF RFID reader in real use cases where read range and read rate with different commercial tags are used to evaluate the antenna performance.
Author: Khaled ElMahgoub
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Language: English
Topic: Antenna Design and Analysis
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3201078283